The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-29 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMAILMCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Affairs in the general discount market to-day do not present any material alteration. There is a slight increase, h.)wover, in the demand; but there is P till a very goad supply, and the rate for the best bills is 8,1 per cent, with a few exceptional transito lions at 81. There were no bullion oporations of importance at the Bank yesterday. A slight decline took place yesterday in the rates of exchange on Amsterdam and Paris. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £627,500, and the exports to £92,600. The failure has taken place of Messrs J. C. Cole and Co., an old and respectable firm engaged in the Spanish trade, with liabilities of .£lOO,OOO. The annual report of the Queen Insurance Com pany was presented to the shareholders yesterday, and receivediwith satisfaction. It shows the rate of progress during the past year in the fire depart ment to have been £43 per cent. over that of the previous year, the comparative receipts being £70,300 in the former year, and last year £101,085 —the difference covering new insurances to the amount of over three millions sterling. From the success of the company it has been found necessary to increase the capital to two millions. The paid-up capital stands now at £187,672, while the reserve fund gives additional guarantee in the sum of £114,312—a1l claims being included, among them the exceptional heavy losses of the year, £65,267, and the payment of a divident of £lO per cent. free of income tax. In the life department 633 proposals have been submitted; of these 118 have been re jected. Under the 352 completed £6,371 premiums have been received, and £205,088 assured, showing an increase of £6l per cent. on the previous year's total. The London office, which the report men tions pointedly as having contributed largely to this success is rabidly developing a town connection. The funds now in hand amount to £343,413, ---I Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 64f. 52c. Rather better. Owing to numerous sales on speculative account the English Stock Market has been active, and much depression has ensued. An uncom fortable feeling has been expressed with re gard to commercial affairs, and further impor. taut failures are apprehended. Consols for transfer are 89k 1 ; and for the account 891 89-7,-, leaving a decline of 4 per cent. file New threes are 871 1; the Reduced, 87/ ; Exchequer Bills (March), 9s to 4s die.; ditto June, 15s to 103 die. ; and India 4 per Cents,, 96; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced, 100 ; and the Bonds, 133 die. In the Foreign Market a general do wn ward move ment has occurred in values, and there is not mach animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 714 I; do. Consolides, 50 : 1 ; Mexican, 271 27/ ; do. New, 25i# ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, 311 ; do. Certificates, 13/ 14k; Portuguese, 461 I; Italian, 641 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 61 63. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Great Northern have declined £l, and Metropolitan 53, while Great Eastern and North Western have each improved 55. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain exceed. ingly inactive at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request. Alliance have receded to 331 341 ; Chartered of India, Australia, and China to 32; London and County have improved to 711; Union of London to 511 1 ; Hudson's Bay Company to 151 16; National Discount Company to 134 ; and Ocean Marine Insurance to 23k. ihar ateck stook stock 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Am' stook stock stock 20 110 a 100 100 stook stook stook BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Nov. 12.... 3 per Cent. Reduced Now 3 per Cent. New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 a Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth J an., 1880.. Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885... -- Do (Rea 'Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... March. June. Zxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 3i per Cent. 4 11 Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 5i per Ct. Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10f per Cont., April 1874 212 Do Account 10 15 Do 5 per Cent. July, MN Du 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 96 Do Certificates Do Account — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 4} pet Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lOO Do 61 per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent. Aug. 1866 Do Bonds E 1,061/ Do under £l,OOO . ... dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-GO Do 1863 B2l Buenos Ayres 6 per, Cent Do Account.... _ Chilian 6 per Cent — Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — C üba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent, 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. — , •gYptian 7 per Cent 9si 5 6 i .p., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Graek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account t..Do Coupons -- 1 Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do 1339 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent. — Do Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dis • Ditto Scrip, £33 paid ilm French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis x d Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ---- Do Debentures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 4} per Cent Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Do Account 461 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 — Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 53 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 B7/ 8 8 Do Anglo-Dutch .... ' Do Scrip, £55 paid Sar.linian 5 per Cent .... 1)o Account Spanish 3 per Cent 4 7} Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive mai .. ll Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — 1)o Account Swedish, 4 por Cent. Do Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account B9 Do 6 per Cent. 1853 1)o Account 69 Da - XICO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 rDo Account .. 72 11 1 i_Do £lOO Bonds.. 7IA Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Do 1863 Scrip, £lO paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. ..0o Account 'Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account DJ 6 per Cent., 1861 .. 42 11 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. nelgian 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f — Dutch 2i per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 2 per Cent. It ililn, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs -- Do Account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4/ per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pielinontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f TWO.O O'CLOCK, Congola, Money S 9 Du Aceouut.,..esu t THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. J THE MURDER OF MR BRIGGS. THE TRIAL OF MULLER, Business donf [55 1 1022 12 291 1021 3 ahullac. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Tnis DAY, THIRD DAY. Tho trial of Muller was resumed this morning. There was the same excitement as yesterday, and the Court was crowded. At nine o'clock the Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Baron Martin took their seats on the bench. The prosecution was conducted by the Solicitor-General, Sergeant Ballantine, Mr Hannan, Mr Beasley, and Mr Giffard. The prisoner was defended by Sergeant Parry, Mr Besley, and Mr Metcalfe. The na:nes of the jury having been called over, The prisoner was placed at the b-.r by the Governor of Newgate, and the trial then proceeded. EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. The first wiint ss called was Thom is Lee, of King Edward's-road, examined by Mr Me'calfe—l am a time-keeper. I knew the late Mr Briggs for the last three or four years. I last saw him alive on the 9th of July, at t.ho Bow station on the North London Rail way. He was in a first-class carriage. It was about 10 o'clock, in the train coming from Fenchurch-street. It stopped at the Bow station. It was a first-class carriage about three or four from the engine. I spoke to him. I said " Good night, Mr Briggs." He replied, " Good night, Thomas." The train stopped rather longer than usual that night. I got into a second class. Mr. Metcalfe—Was anybody in the same compartment as Mr Briggs ? Witness—Yes—two. Mr Metcalfe—Was there a light in the carriage ? Witness—Yos. Mr Metcalfe—Had Mr Briggs his hat on ? Witness—l believe ho had, or I should not have noticed him. Mr Metcalfe—How were the men sitting P Witness—One was sitting opposite Mr Briggs. Mr Metcalfe—Whore was the other ? Witness—Sitting on the left hand side of Mr Briggs on the same side. Mr Metcalte—Did you notice the men ? Witness—l saw one of them in particular. Mr Metcalfe—What was he? Witnrss—One was a short man with light whiskers. Mr Metcalfe—The other man P Witness—He appeared to be a tall, thin, dark man. Mr Metcalfe—To the best of your judgment is the pri soner at the bar either of those persons ? Witness—l can't swear to him. Mr Metcalfe—To the best of your belief, is he P Witness—l should say not. , Mr Metcalfe—Did you see them before the train started ? Witness—No. Mr Metcalef—Did they seem as if disposed to leave the carriage P Witness—No. Mr Metcalfe—When did you first speak about this ? Witness—On the Monday. Mr Metcalfe—Were you examined before the coroner ? Witness—Yes. Mr Metcalfe—Yon were called, I believe, on the part of the Crown ? Witness—l don't know. The coroner called me. Mr Metcalfe—Who did you first give your notice to ? Witness—Sergeant Howie. The Solicitor-General—You were not before the magic• trates ? Witness—No. Solicitor-General came you to go to Bow that night ? Witness—For a change. Solicitor-General—Was that your only object ? Witness—Yes. Solicitor-General—What time did you leave your own house for this change ? Witness—About 8 o'clock. Where did you go before you went to the carriages F Witness—Up Hackney, for a stroll. Solicitor- General—What time did you start from Hackney ? Witness—About a quarter to nine. Solicitor-General—What did you do at Bow ? Witness—Took a stroll, Solicitor-General—Was that your only object P Witness—Yes. Solicitor-General—Did you go anywhere ? Witness—Yes, to a public house, near Bow Church, and had a glass of ale. Solicitor-General—Did you go to any other house ? Witness—l believe I did not. Solicitor-General—Will you swear ? Witness—l believe I did not. Solicitor-General—Did you speak to anybody at Bow P Witness—No. Solicitor General—What time did you gat bock to your own house ? Witness—About a quarter to 11. Solicitor General—And did not speak to anybody ? Witness—l don't recollect. Solicitor General—Will you swear you did not ? Witness—To the best of my belief I did not. Solicitor General—Will you go beyond that Witness—l cannot. Solicitor General—Will you swear it was the 9.h July ? Witness—Yes, because I hoard of the murder on the fol lowing Monday. Solicitor General—Where did you first hear of the murder ? Witness—At Mr Ireland's, Fetter-lane, and at Like's, in Cheapside. Solicitor General—Did you hear nothing about the mur der on Sunday Witness—No. Solicitor General—You live at Hackney ? Witness—Yes. Solicitor General—Will you undertake to swear it was Monday or Tuesday. Witness—l cannot. I believe it was Monday. Solicitor General—Aro you certain P Witness—l cannot say further than I have already. Solicitor-General—Yon saw Mr Briggs in the carriage with two men before the murder—why did you not tell the police ? Witness—Because I did not wish to be brought up. I did not want to be brought into it. Solicitor•General—Don't you think it was material the police should have a description of those two men P Witness—l did not think it was material, Solicitor-General—Who did you first mention the subject Witness—Mr Tompkin. Solicitor-General—When ? Witness—l think on the Monday. Solicitor-General—Will you swear it was not on the Tuesday ? Witness—How can I if I believe it was on the Monday F Solicitor-General—Did you tell your wife ? Witness—Yes. Solicitor General—Who next? Witness—Mr Ireland, I believe. Solicitor-General—Will you swear you did ? Witness—How can I when I only think I did ? Solicitor- General—Then you only think you told Mr Ireland. Is that so ? Witness—Yes, that's it. Solicitor-General—Did you go to the inspector of police, or did he come to you ? Witness—He came to me. Solicitor-General—ln consequence of what you had been saying P Witness—Yes. Solicitor-General—Then you saw two men in the carriage in which Mr Briggs was murdered, and you did not give information to the police ? Witness—Yes. Solicitor-General—Why so? Witness—Because I thought it would be a bother to be mixed up in the prosecution. Solici'or.General--Do you do anything ? Witness—Yes, I collect my own rents. Was Mr Briggs in the habit of calling you " Tom ?" Witness— Yes. Re-examined—Mr Briggs was a cheerful man. He generally slept in the carriage and wore his hat. Mr George Byers, examined by Mr Bexley--I am a hatter by trade. I have been in the business since boyhood. lam acquainted with all the branches of the trade, second hand as well as new. It is usual with me and others in tho second hand trade to stitch the hats we cut down. [The hat said to be Mr Briggs's handed to witness.] Mr Bexley—ls that hat in the state in which it would come out in the second hand trade ? Witness—lt is not done as I should do it ? Mr Besley—Tn what does it differ ? Witness—l should stick it with shellac as well as stitch it? Lord Chief Baron—ls it usual for the trade to do the way you say ? Witness—Yes. A Juror—Do you think the way that hat is stitched is the way in which a hatter would do it P Witness—l cannot say. A Juror—How long would it take to do the hat as it is at present? Witness--To make a good job of it, it would take half an hour. A Juror—Should you have cut the leather lining down as well the hat ? Witness--No; I should have put a new lining in it. Mr Lee, another hatter, examined by Sergeant Parry-- I always, when I cut down a second hand hat, stitch it together. I use varnish to stick with. Sergeant Parry—Look at the hat; is that altered in the usual manner. Witness—l've done a great many in the same way. Sergeant Parry—Supposing the hat had been cut down by any one who did not require a new lining, would you put the old lining in again? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—ls it eheaper to stitch second-hand hate ? Witness—Yes, because you would save the expense of ORDINARY SIIARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I raid. Closing Business Prioe. done. 13.14, st st st 50 20 fUr., Wol., and Str. Val.. :ilythe and Tyne. . Bristol and Exeter.... (.7aledonian ork and Bandon Oornwall 1)0 A A gets no div Do. B till 6pc.p been paid to B. Dublin Az Belfast Junc.l Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Ulasg. and S. Virestem.: Great Eastern, Ord. stk'. Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st reat,Northot Scotland;) Great Northern 1 Do A stook Do B do Gt. S. and IV. of Irelan.i Great Westerr,Original Do Str Val n - ua. stoox 82 84 125} 1261 51 61 31 33 16 17 85 67 105 107 43} 44i AQO ;?100 100 100 100 100 100 1(0 Do. South Wales ..., Do. West Mid. -Oxford 110 Newport' Do Hereford' Lancashire & Yorkshl7 - Z! Loudon and Blackwall, 6j 7i Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Doverj Lon. & North Western' Lon. & South Western, Sian., Shet., & Lineoln.l Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland _ . 131 i 132.3 114} 145& 12U 131 8) 91 75i 7 Do Birmtng. & Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. f shares Hid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwtok Do, G.N.E. purohae Do Leeds M 39 42 93 101 114 i il4l 60 G 7 103 105 37 39 115 i 116 95 91 65 56 112 i 213 133 133, 103 105 Do York Do Do. Stock. & Darl!ng Do do 1855-58 Do do 18:36-61 North London Do New _ _ is2i 63} 214 ',bit 103 1(9 Do New, 1864 North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. F.., Aber. stock', C 64 C7I 9t5 974 Do Soof.'lllid. stook Shrews. and Welohpoul Shropshire Union South DCTOTI.. South Eastern Staines, Wok., and Wok Taff Vale.. Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & 511kenny 36 87 gi 74 8, p 118 123 1 1i p West Corn wall W. Hartlepool Haratß 76i in 10 Ili 131 138 1261 it 454} 132 146 k 7 751 2 115 141 t 6 68 £6 t 8 E 3/ h 4 8 9 155 160 31 41 98 100 38 7) 116 * 15/ 10* 96 05f a 1121 12 f 1331 103 32 34 P 77} 83 4 BItITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways itlantia & St Lawrene tom.,Barodaer-Cent In• Gu. S per mat.— •-• Do. F. Shares... .lunalo and Laae HUMS Do. Preleranoe . 3uffalo, Brant , (; arid s p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 18"? Jo. do. July 1, 187. ..)o. do. June 1, 11.,: lcutta,t 'apeTown Dock tier; Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf e:astn. Bengal gu. a p. h;ast Indian. gu. 6 p. c Do. do. J Ext.... rand Trunk of Canad , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds l'charge 6 per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred.....t; Do. 2d I'ref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred....., , (3t.lndlarenLn.gua. s p.( , :. ' Do. Gu I. 5 per cen"... Do. New gua. 5 p. e... it. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 6 per cent Do. 4 per cent.-.... Do. ... it. W. 01 Canada Share, Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 wlth't opt 4 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Aladras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 g. 0. Extensioi Do. 4i do • . Do. Fifth Extension. Uelb•Corp. 6 p. o. Bnd. liclb. & llobson's Bay. lewßruuswickl Cand. Clat•B A. and B. N'.lll•C'da6 go let pt bd. Soinde .......... .)o. Delhi .)o. do , Do. Punjaub Jo. Indus• St. Flo') uw all all Paid• Cloaing Price. 54 56 10171 il2 idle ip CI 5 7 8 93 10) 8) 91 102 103 102 if 3 19 20 83 92 67 70 59 61 63 65 55 57 51 53 46 50 28 30 26 '413 102 163 pr ip pr ip 90 100 9 9i 11} 1t 90 92 77 81 d 100 101 93 95 88 DO 8 CO stock all 100 (100 I 100 2 ; 1 0 'IOC etocX stock 6 80 83 100} tUOi 100 101 id ip 10, 101 o 5 97 101 ,100 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —• British Columbia, 6 per ! cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 1 100 Do. do. 1883..:. 100 1877-81 * 100 96 PS 1)0. p.c. Feb.& Aug 100 94 96 Do. Ap. o.Mar.& Sept 100 93 96 Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. 10C 80 85 Do. 5 Inscribed stoat 100 78 81 'ape G.llope, 8 p 0,187: • 100 104 106 Do.Ap tt Oct 188(4 - 100 104 108 Do. 189( 100 1(5 107 )o. Jan. & July. 1891. 100 107 10) .;eylon, N0v.11 , 69, 6p t 100 108 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 1 , 9 112 Aauritius 6 p.ceut.lB73 00 102 105 Do. 1878 100 104 107 Do. 1881 100 06 108 qatal Gov. 8 per cant 100 (02 IC4 1.8.G0v. 6 pm. J a.&July 100 93 06 1. S.W. Gov. 6pC. , 18(,. 100 97 09 Do. sp. c.,18i1 to V; 100 95 P 7 Do. d0.,1888 upwd,, 100 94 96 tiew Zealand 6 p cent ' 100 100 104 Zoya Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 lOO 96 93 I,ueensland Gcv. 6p. c • 100 103 102 Aus Coy. p. 0.11 68- 100 Do. 178 &in ward 3 lOO 100 108 Vle.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.3&J al) 100 - Do. to 6 p.c. An.&061. 100 'Ol5 1055 105 5 BRITISH MINES. 2 ' lambrian Consol. Gold 1 Chiverton 3 5, 65 %Mord Amalgamated' 9 31 )(wen G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 080 600 Drakewal's.. ,• • 2.1.0. 1 ((tst Bassett (Illogan) 525 075 East Caradon ..... 1.14.) 225 23) (ast Cam Brea 3.4.( 61 7 East Grenville 2.7.0. 71 71 East Lovell .. . ... 2.13.6. 105 111 'I Russel (Tavistk. 8.13.. 45 41 41 lam.&S t.Aubyn(Gwen 60 6 8 4 Great Laxey, • all 155 165 'rest Souta Tolgus... 115 1., 2 Wheal Vor(llelstor: 40 35 36 345 Irenville ierc•d's-Foot ...... ~13 37 39 lingeton Downs 1.18 ., 445 Jargaret (tiny Lelan: 4 7 9 Clarke Valley. 1.3 t 4 45 4 4yndy Iron Oro (Lim. 24 15 I 6 angiles.. iew Sett)n 214 60 70 'tort-h Downs' 3 1 15 North Roskear.. ...... . 295 17 19 n't Basset (1110.0.1 i.1(.6 11 2 Jnrth Wheal Crotty . ?.80 25 2/ Prosper7.l3l 31 Tovidence (Uny Lelnt. 10 6.7 36 38 ;oath Caradon(Steleci 15 520 540 • .Wheal Fran. (Illogat, j 18.18.1 33 36 stray Park Cin Crott 9 )5 16 Nest Basset (Illogan).. 11 8 9 V Cr radon (Liskeard 9 5 6 West Chiverton 19 55 60 Nest Seton .. •. .. 571 200 210 Nheal Basset (Mogan 51 90 93 —heal Buller(Redruth 10 12 14 Wheal Ludrott ,yheal aryAnn (Men 8 15 17 N heal Beton . 581 200 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 15 iffARES. ritEFERENCE S mian Quarters, No. 2, 1091 orthern, 41 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 102 tto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 5 per cent., 105 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco ,11. n.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Great Luxembourg, 11 7 101 San ratite (lim.), gua. per cent., Ditto (all), 181 1 Caled( Great Di FOREIGN MINES Alamillos, limited, 1; Cape Copper, Rm., Si St. John del Rey (lim.), 31 2 United Mexican limb 4f Tudanarautana of S. Austrglia, lim., 1; 2 BANKS. Albion, 4 Alliance (11m.). 24 Ditto, new, issued at 20 - pm., 181 Bank of British Columbia, a 2 Bank of Egypt, 271 Chartered Bank of Indio., Atlitfalia, and China, 321 3 2 City, 110 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 1 Hindustan, China, and Japan (Dm.), 262; Imperial Ottoman, 15t Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 43 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 41 London Bank of Scotland, lisn.. 121 London and Brazilian (lim.), 42j London and County - , 7i k London Joint Stock, 44k Ditto, new, 1 t London and South African. 201 London and South-Western, lira., 211 2 London and Westminster, Merchant Bank, Urn , 22 Mercantile and Exchange, Urn., 84 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim.,'lB National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 42 National Bank, Ditto, new, - 601 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lira., 1:11 Oriental Mint Corporation, 63 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 2f:3 Scinde, Punjauo, and Delhi. Urn., 11 Standard of British South Africa (Hini), 251 Union of London, 511 1 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67} 6} MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 11m., 8 City Offices, lim., 2 1! Commercial Union, Insurance, St Credit Fonder and Mobili,r of England, 8i Ditto (£2), 31 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Urn., 4 Fore-street Warehouse, lint., 9* Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, Jim., Home and C lonial A ssuranCe, inn , Hudson's Bay, 15t Imperial Mercantile Credit A.sso., lim., International Financial secie,ty, lint., 63 Universal Marine, Inourauce, Sergeant Parry—You volunteered your evidence to Mr Beard ? Witness—il was subpoenaed. Sergeant Parry—Have you ever seen that hat before ? Witness—No, Sergeant Ballantine—ls that hat cut as you would cut it—the leather I mean ? Witness—l don't know why the leather should be cut. Sergeant Ballantine—Why do you cut good hats down ? Witness—The hats are worn lower now, and that's the reason why it is done. Sergeant Parry—Aro hats ever cut down to remove grease ? Witness—l never did one. Foreman of the Jury—Used you to cut hats as low down as that ? Witness—No; it is lower than I should have done it, Alfred Woodward, clerk in the International Electric Telegraph Company--I produce the original copy of a tele gram from Alexander Gill Straub to Miss Eldred at Beta ton. It stated that the sender would be with her on the following Sunday. I t bore date July 9. It was sent out about 5 o'clock. Eliz ibeth Kemp—l reside at 1, St. Gecrge'seroed. P, ck• ham. I don't know how far it is from Camberwell-gate. in July last I lived at Stanley Cottage, Vassal-road, Cam berwell. I had two young ladies lodgers. They used to see gentlemen. One was named Mary Ann Eldred. I know the young man at the bar. He had been in tho habit of coming to see Mary Ann Eldred. I had known him to visit her previous to the 9th of July for about nine or ten months, Miss E:dred knew the prisoner before he'visited my house. I recollect Miss Eldred receiving a telegram on the 9th of July. It came in the afternoon. Sergeant Parry—DJ you recollect seeing Muller on that day P Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—When ? Witness—About half-past nine in the evening. Sergeant Parry—At that time was Miss Eldred at home? Witness—No; she had been out an hour. Sergeant Parry—What did Muller come for ? Witness—To see her. She was not at home. Sergeant Parry—Are you sure it was as much as half pist nine ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—Did he leave then ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—Are you quite sure you saw Muller on the 9th of Jaly Witness—l am quite sure it was about half-pest nine on the 9th of July that I saw the prisoner. He was called Muller, but I always called him the Frenchman. I made a communication to Mary Ann Eldred the next morning. Sergeant Parry—May I not ask what P [lt was ruled the question could not be answered.] Examination continued—l told my husband the follow ing night. My house in Vassal -road was about half a mile from Camberwell. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—l don't know whether my husband has taken the house I now reside in in the name either of Kemp or Jones. My husband's name is Kemp, but I have been called Mrs Jones for many years. I don't know much about Peckham. It would take about a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes to walk from Vassal road to Camberwell-gate. The Peckham omnibuses do not go from Camberwell-gate. I took in the telegram. I don't recollect whether I signed a paper for it, it is so long ago. Directly I received it I took it up to Eldred. I usually dine between one and two. The telegram came after dinner. I had no reason to recollect the exact time Muller called. I know he came about half-past nine, that was half an hour after she went out. Miss Eldred asked the time before she went out. I cannot say the exact time the telegram came. I looked at the clock before I told her. Sergeant Ballantine —When was inquiry first made of you about what you knew about Muller's calling at your house on the 9,h of July? Witness—About seven or eight weeks ago. Sergeant Ballantine—Who called ? Witness—Two German gentlemen called. Sergeant Ballantine—Did Mies .Eldred tell you anything? Witness—No. We did not know who Muller was. We did not know that Miller was Muller. Sergeant Ballantine—Who had the telegram ? - Witness—Miss Eldred ; she had it in her box. Sergeant Ballantine—How came it to be produced ? Witness—Miss Eldred recollected she got it on July 9, and she then went and got the telegram. Miss Eldred did not for some time know that her friend Miller was suspected to be the merderer. We had, however, some suspicion about it, as the description in the papers corresponded. Sergeant Ballantine— When was the telegram first found? Witness—About two or three weeks ago. Sergeant Ballantine—Then she did not show it to the German gentlemen when they called ? Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—Did she not tell the gentlemen that she had a telegram ? Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—Then it was recollected afterwards and shown to the German gentlemen? W Rau s—Yes. Sergeant Ballantine—Why did you not tell the German gentlemen that Muller called at your house in the evening of the 9th of July, and that you recollected it by the tele gram being received Witness—l had no business to interfere with Miss Eldred's letters. Sergeant Ballantine—flow long ago is it since the tele gram was first thought of Witness—About two or three,weeks ago. Sergeant Ballantine—When was it given to the German gentlemen ? Witness—Last Monday week. When Miss Eldred gave the telegram to the German gentlemen she did not know it would be of any service. Re-examined—We did not know the exact date of Mul ler's calling until we found the telegram. Then we were quite positive of the date. Mary Ann Eldred, examined by Mr Metcalfe—ln July last I lived in Lent-street, in the Borough. I now reside at Peckham—before that in Islington. I lived at Stanley Cottage, Vassal road, Brixton, in July last. I knew Muller, and had done so for 12 months. I was constantly in the habit of seeing him. I recollect receiving the tele gram (produced). I saw Muller the Saturday previous to tke murder, in the Old Jewry. On the 9eh of July I went out about 9, and remained out till after 12. I did not Bee the landlady till the Sunday morning, when she told me some thing. It was some time after that I heard the murder had been committed. I knew he was going abroad. He told me several weeks before ho went. He wished me to go with him, 113 told me he was going to see his sister. Ho said if I did net go with him he should remain there but six weeks. I can't remember saying anything to any German gentlemen, which was taken down in writing. I recollect seeing Mr Beard. I gave the telegram up about two or three days ago, I think. Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General—l saw Mr Beard a few days ago. It is not so long as a month ago that I first saw him. I can't remember speaking to any one of Muller. I saw two gentlemen at Mrs Jones' two or three weeks ago; but I did not know I then had the telegram. I only found it a few days ago, Nothing before that had ever been said to recall the day I last saw Muller. I can't tell where I took my breakfast on the 9th of July, I wont to bed about half-past twelve o'clock, I am positive I went out at nine o'clock on the 9,h of July, because I generally went out at that hour. I recollect it so well and the telegram. I recollect the landlady telling mo about Muller calling. I don't know what the telegram had to do with my recollecting the time I went out that night. A Juror—Were you in the habit of seeing Muller's hat? Witness—No. Mr Thomas Beard—l am the prisoner's solicitor. I first heard the witness Haffa say that Muller had been to see his sweetheart before Muller's arrival from America. In con sequence of this I instructed my clerk, in company with one of the gentlemen of tho German Protection Society, to make inquiries. They brought me certain proofs of these researches befoul Muller's arrival from America. I had the telegrams just spoken of in my possession but two days before I submitted it to the counsel engaged to conduct the defence. Charles Foreman, examined by Mr Metoalfe—l am an omnibus conductor residing at Peckham. I am on a Peckham-rye 'bus which goes to Camberwell-gate. There are other 'busses to New Peckham. They go down the Old Kent-road. I leave the Gate at 5 minutes to 10 o'clock in the evening. From Camberwell-gate to the Green is little more than a quarter of a mile. It is about a quarter of a mile from the Green to the Vassal-road. I recollect on one occasion a gentleman riding in my 'bus with a slipper on. It was the last journey-5 minutes to 10. He got in at the Gate. I can't recollect the date, but it was in the summer I know. I can't say the day or the week. My attention was not called to this circumstance till about five weeks ago. I said when I saw the gentleman get off the step, "that gentleman's got a touch of my complaint, the gout." It was a carpet slipper like the ono produced. Of course 1 cannot swear to it. This closed the evidence for the defence. The Solicitor-General then rose to reply. Ile paid in his opening speech ho was glad that tho prisoner had been able to obtain the service of counsel, and they all had heard the zealous and able manner in which that defence had been conducted. God forbid that it should be thought the Crown desired the conviction of the prisoner at the bar. Ile had a duty to perform, and it was but just, that while the prisoner's interests were protected, that of the public should be most securely guarded. In commenting upon the cvi deuce as it had been presented to the jury, his duty would terminate, but theirs would commence, and the great question for them to determine was aye or no, was the hat found in the railway carriage the hat of Muller. If so, it placed him in the carriage with Mr Briggs, and proved as conclusively that he was the murderer as if he had been seen actually to commit it by 20 or 30 witnesses. Ayo or no, then, was that hat the hat of Muller? In dealing with that branch of the case ho would, for the present, omit the evidence of Mathews, and deal only with that of the hatter and Mr Itepsch. Mr Walker spoke must positively hbciut the manufacture of the hat, together with the foreign lining, and Mrs Repack—it was most extrabrdinary—gavo a most minute description of it to the police before she saw the hat. It had bun attempted to impugn the evidence of Mrs Repeal, but a more straightforward witness ho had never heard, What motive could she have in coming forward to give evidence which might have the most fearful result to a man with whom she was on terms of friendship. Ab• sedately none. Therefore it was unavoidable she should do so, and it was almost trifling with the jury to endeavour to produce such an impression. With respect to Mathews— What evidence is there to impeach that given by him. He had heard his learned friend most eloquently say that he did not seek to impute a complicity to Mathews, but what was the object in pressing so strongly upon his cross-ex amination. He had implied that Mathews was instigated in all he had said by the hope of getting a reward ; but he would ask what would be the use of offering rewards, if persons when they came forward and gave the required information were to be disbelieved, and the worst motives imputed to them. Mathews never had a querrel with Muller. Can it, therefore, be believed that he had come forward to take away his life by means of false evidence ? Was that at all likely P Then great stress had been laid on cerLin incidents is Mathews' early life; but, after the most searching cross-examination, all that had been elicited was that nine or ten years ago he had suffered 21 days' imprisonment. A great point was made abut the hats worn by Mathews. Why, cabmen being out generally five hours to other people's one, it did not appear at all strange to him that they should wear cut, and be in possession of a greater number of hats than other persons. He had never seen a cabman use an umbrella, and he doubted whether his learned friend or any gentleman on the jury had witnessed such a thing. Did any person disbelieve the statement of Mathews that he bought a hat for Muller? Why, it appeared to be proved most incentes tibly that he had done so. If Mr Walker had really made but two hats with the peculiar lining of which so much has been said, it would go to prove that either Muller or the cabman must be the murderer, but his learned friend had put forward a very ingenious theory, that the discarded hat of Mathews, the cabman—a hat too bad for him to wear—had been picked out of the dusthole and worn by the person who had committed the murder. If it had been Mathews's hat it would not have fitted Muller, b.c.use when he tried on the cabman's hat, and asked him to buy him one similar to that which he wore, he told him it was too small, and therefore he had to bring him a larger one, With respect tc the hat found on Muller, Mr Digance, from whom Mr Briggs invariably bought his hats for the last 30 years, stated most positively that it corre sponded in siz3 and shape with that ordered and supplied ; but the manner in which it had been cut down prevented him identifying the hat more positively, because the part where the name of the unfortunate gentle man had been placed was removed. Then, again, had it been proved that Muller ever bought a hat at Mr Diger ce's. He did not recollect him; but if he had become possessed of the hat by second-hand means, why was not the place where he purchased it stated. Bat passing on towards other portions of the e; idence—the watch and chain. Those articles were, at the lowest computation, worth over 10; and where, he should like to know, was Muller, notwith standing that Haifa had said he had seen him in the pos session of money, to get sufficient to buy such articles as well as to pay his passage to America ? His learned friend had said that the prosecution had altogether failed to show that Muller struck the blows. Of course, he had stated that he should not be able to do that in his opening speech,because, as all of them knew, murders were not committed within the sight and view of third parties, The jury would, in the diechargo of their duty, have to examine the stick carried by Mr Briggs, to see if that was likely to have been the weapon by which the injuries had been inflicted ; that was a question entirely for them. The tailor's shears found in the prisoner's box hal come upon him by surprise, therefore he should not say they were on the prisoner's person on the night of the murder. His learned friend had said that it was most unlikely that a person of the height and size of Mr Briggs should have been overcome by such a slight young man as the prisoner, but according to his view of the case Mr Briggs stood no chance. There was no evidence of a struggle. The shirt-front and collar was a little disordered, but that was all. Had there been the terrific struggle spoken of by his learned friend, Mr Briggs' clothes would have been torn to shreds. He was of opinion that the first blow, from some weapon ho did not know what, fractured Mr Briggs skull ; what could he do after that ? The counsel for the defence had pressed a notion on the jury that the murder was committed by two men. That might be so; but they (the jury) would have to say whether the evidence did not point the other way. If, however, the murder was committed by a num • ber of persons, •was it likely they would have left his pockets unrifled and the diamond ring on the finger of the murdered gentleman F With respect to the evidence given for the defence, he thought that given by Mr Lee the most extraordinary and of such a nature that it must completely astound the jury, 1.1 was a man on familiar terms with a gentleman who was afterwards found murdered--a man who saw two men in the carriage with him when he was about starting on his journey—two men whom he said he could identify, and yet he gave no infor mation to the pclice, because he felt disinclined to be bothered in being mixed up with the prosecution. His evi dence in the first instance had been well considered by the Crown, and it was thought of so uncertain a description that it could not be relied upon, and therefore it was dis carded; but now when he was called for the defence he appeared to have a vivid recollection of that of which ho had not before. He also said the train waited a longer time than was usual at the station on the 9.h July, but they had it in evidence that the train, on the contrary, was late ,hat evening, and therefore it was not at all likely to stay a longer time than ordinarily at the platform. The evidence to prove an alibi was very unfortunate. To what did it amount ?—the clock in a brothel, the keeper of the house, and ono of the unfortunate girls residing therein. Supposing the time spoken of was true, it was a strong fact in favour of the prosecution, because it would enable the prisoner to be at Bow as near the time alleged by the witnesses for the prosecution. What might be the impression on the minds of the jury he knew not, but he implored them, if they had a doubt as to the result, to give it to the prisoner; but if, on the contrary, they wore free from doubt, then he felt they would fearlessly discharge the duty they owed their country. The court then adjourned for refreshment. On the reassembling of the court, Chief Baron Pollock, as presiding judge, commenced his summing up. He said—The prisoner, Franz Muller, was indicted for the wilful murder of Mr Thomas Briggs, and it now became their duty to say on the evidence that had been laid before them whether the charge had been brought home to the prisoner at the bar. Some remarks had been made upon the comments of the press on the case, but he for ono should not feel disposed to assent to any restrictions being placed upon it; and, so far as the jury were con cerned, ho thought, provided they had read many of those statements which had been published, they were better furnished to perform their important duty than if they wore totally unacquainted with the facts of the case. What he was called upon to do on the present occasion was to state to them the law of the land, and then they would have to draw their own conclusion. Ho entirely agreed with what had been said by his brother Parry, that it was far pre ferable that many guilty men should escape rather than an innocent one should suffer; but they must take the utmost care that the guilty did not entirely escape. The counsel for the prisoner had stated that the case for the prosecution had not been made out—that several links in the chain were wanting—that surmises have been substituted for facts, and probabilities for certainties, but if they should be of opinion that the guilt of the prisoner had not been proven to their entire satisfaction, then undoubtedly the prisoner was entitled to his acquitance. Of one fact there could be no doubt, namely, that a gentleman named Briggs was mur dered in a carriage on the North London Railway, and a great mass of circumstantial evidence had been placed before them, Their duty was clear, as what they had to say was whether that murder was committed by the prisoner. He then pro• ceeded to read and comment upon the evidence, remarking very strongly on the untruth told by the prisoner relative to his possession of the watch and chain. A great deal of diligenoe on the part of the gentlemen who had under taken the prisoner's defence had been displayed in getting together a number of second-hand hats which originally had been made by Mr Digance, but ho thought it would have been much more important had they endeavoured to procure evidence to show how the prisoner became pos sessed of the hat, where ho bought it, and who altered it, it would have been more satisfactory. THE VERDICT. Tho jury rotired to consider thcir verdict at a quarter to three. After an absence of a quarter of an hour they returned into Court with a verdict of " Guilty." Sentetce of death was passed in the usual manner. At the conclusion of which Muller said, " If the sentence is carried out I shall dio an innocent man." Liverpool Cotton Market—Thus Day. Market very excited, at a further advance of F 1 per lb. Sales, 15,000 to 20,000 bilee. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 29.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fino weather, but rather cloudy. SWANSEA, Oct. 28.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Annie Roger, for Nassau. NEWPORT, Oct. 28.—Wind N. W.—Arri ved—S wi ft, from Gloucester for Rio Janeiro —Osborne, from Bristol for St Thomas—Australia, from Dunkirk for St Thomas— Julia, from Bristol for Pert-au-Prince. Sailed—Molrose, for New York. ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN DONEGAL.—LETTER KENNY, Oct. 24.—A man named Denis Sweeney, a labourer, was found this morning on the side of the road leading to Strabane, insensible and covered with blood, having been beaten in a moat savage manner, and evidently let t fur dead. The was visited by Dr. Smith, who has not the remotest hope of his recovery. It is not yet ascertained what the motive for this outrage can have been ; however, one man, I hear, has been arrested by the police with marks of blood on his clothes.— .Freeman s Journal. stook Choosing tie CapAal of New Zealand. The Commission for selecting the site of a new capital for the colony, in accordance with the reso• lutions carried in the General Assembly, is now an accomplished fact. The Commission have come menced their inquiries, and we must accept the proposed removal of the capital as an event toler• ably certain to occur. The selection being confined to "some place in Cook's Straits," the Commission have to choose between the three ports already established—Wellington, Picton, and Nelson, or to select a site for an entirely new city. The latter alternative is an exceedingly improbaLle one, and could only be resorted to in case each of the three places mentioned should pr _lvo utterly unsuitable. Therefore, it may be regarded as cer tain, that either Nelson, Picton, or Wellington will be fixed upon. We think it well to notice here a parngraph in the Sydney Morning Herald, journal which has always given much attention to the affairs of New Zealand, and shown an intimate knowledge of its affairs. Tieat journal says—" In New Zeeland the volcanic action still continues, and the earthquake has often warned the people that there are portions of the country where a city of great dimensions and erected with durable mate rial would be liable to some great cateetraphe and sudden ruin. It is not because no such violent shock has been perceived in the first stages of colonisation that the apprehension can be discussed. History does not give any record of the dangerous nation of Vesuvius until it surprised the Plioys by its sudden outburst, and continued its violence until it covered Herculaneum and Pompeii with lava and ashes." We will now briefly inquire how far the respective places between which the Corn. missioners will have to choose fulfil the conditions of a suitable site. Wellington cannot for a moment be compared for salubrity to either of its competi tors, Its harbour is tolerably safe ,and capacious, but the approach to it is none of the safest. A gcol deal of joking has been indulged in at the :expense of Wellington, on account of its earthquakes, but it must be seen that a locality liable to such con vulsions is not at all desirable as the seat of the ca pital of a large and important colony. No one could guarantee the safety of the public buildings or re cords in a city which may at some time share the fate of Lisbon. Also, it is impossible to feel sure that the present is the last Maori war, and the ob jections to a capital in the vicinity of a numerous native population will be at once apparent. With regard to Nelson and Picton, their qualifications are pretty evenly balanced. Nelson may be said to carry the palm in regard to convenience and gene ral adoptability. Nelson is a second Naples in point of climate, but its harbour is neither suffi ciently capacious for any extensive commerce, nor is the city easily defensible. Picton is nearly equal in point of climate to Nelson, while in other conditions it is superior. Situated at the head of a deep arm of the sea, accessible to shipping of the largest tonnage, and entirely protected from storms, its position as a port leaves little to be desired. The site is sufficiently extensive for a large city, while being as yet cnly partially occupied it could be laid out as became the capital of a flourishing colony But the greatest advantage in favour of Picton is the readiness with w hick it could be connected by railway and telegraph with the rest of the Middle Island. Telegraphic communication throughout the length of the Middle island is on the point of fulfilment, and railway communication would un.. doubtcdly ref idly follow the erection of Picton into the seat of Government. As between Nelson, Wellington, and Piston, the interests of the Middle Island will certainly be best served by the election of the last, while those of the North Island would be quite as well suited as if Wellington were chosen. We suppose it will be part of the duty of the Com missioners to receive evidence on the subject of their inquiries.— Otago Times. FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.— On Monday, about 36 men went down the Eppieton Jane Pitt, at Hetton-le Hole, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the pur• pose of going to work. That porticn of the work to which they were proceeding is at a distance of three miles from the shaft. They are usually conveyed to work by a train of empty waggons which runs down an incline to the "lace." On this occasion the men got into the waggons which were then set in motion, and had prccecdod same little distance when, owing to the two guides of the brake having sustained an injury, the waggons ran amain. The men were of course exceedingly alarmed at the occurrence, some of them leaped out and were seriously irjured, as were others who were pitched out by the waggons jumping off the ways, and a man, named Thomas Lcwings, was so seriously injured that he died shortly after being brought to bank. Thirteen men wero also seriously injured, some having had their legs broken, others their collar bones fractured, while the re• mainder were more or less severely bruised and wounded. —Newcastle Chronicle. THE NEW GERMAN PLAY OF The Robbers.—This barbarous play, which surpasses Tltus Adronicus in incidental horrors, has recently been brought out at the , National Theatre, Denmark, by Messrs. Fatherland and Fudge, in open violation of their licence. It is not our pre sent intention to scrutinise the performance, which was simply execrable. Let it suffice that it received what it merited, an indignant storm of hisses from an audience embracing the most distinguished, and we may add without flattery, the coolest critics in Europe. The policy of Father land and Fudge, in offering this insult to public feeling, is quite indefensible. Speaking not too figuratively, these nn- principled speculators have drawn a check to servo pressing exigencies, and which may eventually result in a run upon the banks of the Rhine. When this catastrophe does occur, Fatherland will find himself obliged to shut up, and be glad once more to draw small beer at the sign of the Spread Eagle. If evidence were required to prove the demoralising influence of the Continental drama, the German play of " The Robbers" might be called into court, and a conviction obtained without further trouble. The London apprentice, we are often solemnly assured, has been tempted to try his hand at petty larceny from studiously surveying some stage eulprit's success in that peculiar branch of economy. Sanguine youths, emu lating their pattern hero in a fringed cocked-hat and jack boots, have, we leant, broken open their master's safe, eloped with his daughter, plundered the King's mail. and evaporating from limbo, to which they have been transiently consigned, have reduced demented turnkeys to despair and want. If this be so, are not beads notoriously weak about their crowns being turned the wrong way by such a triumph as that of which Fatherland and Fudge so insolently boast? Some time ago Fatherland got up a heavy burlesque upon John Bull's celebrated "Constitution," which during its short run certainly provoked considerable laughter. Here Fatherland might have paused in serene contemplation of his green bays ; but no! he panted for a tremendous " hit" upon a deeper stage, and with additional properties. In partnership with Fudge (an Austrian Dragoon, and one whose anteceeents will not bear investigation), the German play of "The Robbers" has accordingly been produced on an extensive scale, and supported by a company who despise Hamlet's well known injunction, and perpetrate every possi ble outrage upon humanity. One word as to these wretched strollers. When inspired by Bacchus, they may be hoard shouting in praise of that old rheumatic creature their Father, and shedding tears of filial devotion over thcr sauer• kraut. It is with actors of this stamp that Fatherland and Fudge have produced a sanguinary sort of Coburg drama, which is justly pronounced a disgrace to the Euro • pean stage, which aspiring to rank with that fo: which these men are such sensitive sticklers—the Legitimate Drama. It is consolatory to reflect that no applause has greeted " The Robbers" but that which professional claqueurs have been regularly paid for. Conscious of their high calling, their minions have from the gallery lavished their cheers with impartial fidelity on both their patrons; for it has been found, and is worthy of note, that the impassioned advo cates of Fatherland are invariably the ardent admirers of Fudge.-1-11neh. ACCIDENT TO CANON STOWELL—We regret to say that an accident, fortunately not of a serious character, happened to the Rev. Canon Stowell, at Matlock, on Thurs dad night. The rev. gentleman has been staying at Walker's Hotel, and had slept in a be]room on the ground floor. On Thursday it was arranged that he should have a bedroom on the first floor. Forgetful of the fact that the room was app ,roacbcd by three stairs, the rev. canon, in leaving the room in the evening, foil down the steps and displaced the cap of his right knee, and it is feared has broken one of the tendons. It is not long since he sustained an injury some what similar to his left leg. We are glad to be enabled to announce that the rev. canon is doing well, and that the most serious result of the injury will be a temporary lame ness which may possibly for a time incapa3itate him from active duty.—Manche der Courier. A FORMIDABLE RIVAL FOR THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.—The Calcutta superintendent of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, writ ing under dare September 22, says :—" One of the greatest curiosities of the day—a somnambulist steward—goes home in the Mooltan. No matter how securely he may be bound with cords, he undoes everything and walks about while fast asleep. Last night ae fastened him to the ship's butcher, but be unloosened himself without awakening the man, got on deck, and was very neatly overboard. The man is a constant source of anxiety to all on board the Mooltan, snd if be reaches England should be exhibited. Some Barnum would make a fortune of him," SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Dal NEWMARKET RACES—Tms DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP PLATE. Saccharometer Twilight 2 Six ran. SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Lopear Farce Six ran. 2 TWO-YEAR.OLD C5O PLATE. Bella Provieor 2 Eisteen ran. MATCHES. Discretion .... receives Im ogene ociation licsper .... .. ..... ... beat Dawdle ..... _ ........ beat Spice ................ receives a 1 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SWEEPSTAKES OF 1) SOPS, Rcdmire ............... Viceroy 1 ........... 2 Five ran. HOUGHTON HANDICAP. Trap .. Argonaut 2 Fifteen ran. LONDON GAZETTE --Last Evenings FOREIGN OFFICE, Oct. 17, The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Samuel Lennon Hunt, E.q , now her Majesty's Consul at Pernambuco, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rio de Janeiro. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Bentinck William Doyle, Esq , now her Majesty's Consul at Carthagena, 'United States of Columbia, to be her Ma jesty's Consul at Pernambuco. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Albany Fonblanque, jun., Esq., now Legal Vice-Consul Cancellier and Registrar of her Majesty's Consular Court in Egypt, to be her Maj es ty' s C onsul at Carthagena, United States of Columbia. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Livingstone, Req., to be her Majesty's Consul at Fernando Po. WAR- OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT. 23. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Henry Fullerton Richmond to be Captain, without purchase, vice Clermont Hugh Costobadie, deceased. Bth Hussars—Lieutenant Walker Tuckfield Goldsworthy to be Captain by purchase, viz() Brevet-Major Robert Poore, who retires—Cornet Lachlan Foster Jamieson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Goldsworthy—Frede rick Ekins L'ndor, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Jamieson. 20th Hussars—Captain Robert Wigram Clifford has been permitted to retire upon a pension equivalent to the half pay of his rank. Royal Artillery—Second Captain Augustus Henry to be Captai n , on augmentation—Second Captain Kin andg Adjutant Robert James Cairnes to be Captain, vice Trevor Charles Molony, placed upon temporary half pay—Lieutenant James Curry Jones Lowry to be Second Captain, vice Cairnes—Lieutenant Frederick Edward Hadow to be Second Captain, vice George Agnew Gold inghare, retired—Second Captain Charles Gray Johnson to be Adjutant, vice Cairnes, promoted—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Alexander Richardson, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice Lowry—Gen tlemen Cadet William Alexander Eden, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice Hadow— Gentlemen Cadet John Minna Tabor, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice William Ire lawny Scott, deceased—Gentleman Cadet William Henry Kempster, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice William Robert Molesworth—Staff- A.ssistant-Sargeon, vice Thomas Kennedy, whose ape pointment as stated in the " Gezatte,' 20th September, 1864, has been cancelled. Royal Engineers—Captain Henry Grain to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Scott, placed upon the Seconded List— Second Captain Robert William Duff to be Captain, ice Grain—Lieutenant George Swetenham to be Second Captain, vice Duff—Gentleman Cadet Osbert Chadwick, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, with temporary rank, vice Swetenham. Royal Engineer Train—Lieut. Arthur Kyle Haslett. of the Royal Engineers, to be Adjutant, vice Moore, resigned. Coldstream Guards—William John Freschville Rarueden, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arthur Wilbraham, who retires. 2d Regiment cf Foot—Staff Assistant-SurgeokFrederick Murray Chalk to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Henty S, Lodge, M. 8., deceased. sth Foot—Lieut. Henry Bathe to be Captain, by purchase, vice E !ward James Tyler, wbo retires—E ns i gn H enry Ferrara Huntl e y t o be Lieutenant, by purchase, vico Baths—John Patrick Spring, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Huntley. 13:h Foot—Major Stewart Alexander Cleeve, from 51st Foot, to bo Major, vice Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Muter, who exchanges. 14th Foot—Richard James Caldwell Young, Gant, to 1 a Ensign, by purchase, vice George Howard Moore-Lane, transferred to the 28th Foct. 15th Foot. toff Surgeon Johnston Fergu.soa to be Sur • geon, vice John Clarks, M.D. deceased.2Bth Foot—E ns i gn George Howard Moore-Lane, from 14th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Robert Lowry Dickson, transferred to the 34th Foot. 30th Foot—Stuff Assistant Surgeon James Paxton, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice David Milroy, M.D., deceased. 34th Foot—Major and Brevet Colonel John Gwilt to bo Lieutenant Colonel by purchase, vice Brevet Colonel Sir Richard Denis Kelly, K.C . 8 ., who retires upon full pay—Captain and Brevet Major Joseph Jordan to be Major, by purchase. vice Brevet Colonel Gwilt—Lieu tenant George Malcolm to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Jordan—Ensign 'William Francis Trotter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Malcelna—Ensign Robert Lowry Dickson, from 28th Foot, to be Ensign, vide Trotter—Mark William Rooksby Rushton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Francis Arthur Eagle. ton, who retires. 37th Foot—Ensign George Morris Street to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bersin Reece, deceased. 45th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Forbes Atkinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Pearson, who retires —Ensign George Steel Treffry to be L i eutenant, by pur chase, vice Atkiaeon—Lawrence Bomford Melly, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Treffry. 51st Foot—Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Dunbar Douglas Muter, from 13th Foot, to be Major, vice Cleeve, who exchanges. 59th Foot—Robert Elias, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice the Hon. William Ashley Webb Ponsonby, trans ferred to 70th Foot. 60th Foot—Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Henry Francis Williams to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Fitzgerald Camp bell, Bart., seconded on appointment as Assistant Inspec tor of Volunteers—Lieutenant George Kelly to bo Cap tain, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Williams—Lieutenant 11; bert John Hickman to he Captain, by purchase, vice Edward G am bi er Eliot Atherley, who retiree—Ensign Frederick Edward Loas dale to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Kelly— Ensign Robert Dalrymple Elphinstone to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hickman—Henry A fileck Houlton Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lonsdale —Cecil Ralph Howard, Gent, to be Ensign, by pure chase, vice Elphinstone. 63d Foot—Lieutenant James Power Boyd to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis Retallvick, who retires—Ea sign Henry N cholas Bayly to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Boyd—Constantine Joseph Ryan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reginald Simon Fraser, who retires—William David Maxwell Borthwick, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bayly. 70th Foot -Lieutenant Herbert John Hill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Donald Maclean Fraser, who retires —Ensign Robert Addison Clarke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bill—Ensign th e H on. Wiltiam Ashley Webb Ponsonby, from the sUth Foot, to be Ensign, Vied Clarke. 78th Foot—Major and Brevet-Colonel Colin Campbell Mclntyre, C.B , to be Licutcnant•Colonel without pur chase, vice Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet- Colonel John Alexander Ewart, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay— Captain and Brevet-Major Alexander Mackenzie to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Mclntyre —Lieutenant James Thomas Stewart Richardson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Al ackehzic— Ensign Douglas Alexander Graham C. Graham to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richardson—E'iward Richard Massie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice D. A. G. C. Graham. 84th Foot—Major and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Henry J. Savage, from the 91st F..ot, to be Major, vice Penton, who exchanges. 91st Foot—Major John Penton, from the 84th Foot, to be Alaj - Jr, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. Savage, who exchanges. 96th Foot—Thomas Henry Peach, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Oldham Ellis, who retires. 101st Foot—Lieutenant Nelson Ellis to be Captain, vico James Williamson Daniell, who retires upon the half pay of his rank— Ensign Charles More Stockley to be Lieu tenant, vice Ellis—Gentleman Cadet William J. Griffith, from the Royal Milituty College, to be Ensign, vice Stockley. 102 d Foot —Ensign St. John Green to be Lieutenant, vice Vero Clinton Bertie, who retires. 4th West India Regiment—The promotion of Ensign Charles Thomas Doorly, from 20th Foot, which was notified in Gazette of 11th October, 1864, has been can celled. COMMIsSARIAT STAFF CORPS.—Sergeant Major John Gallagher to be Quartermaster. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—AssistantSurgeonDavidWoods, from Ithle Hussars, to be Staff Surgeon, vice Johnston Ferguson, appointed to the 15th Foot. BREVET. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Jahn Gibb, retired full-pay, Royal Engineers, to be Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Captain Arthur Henry Coney, 67th Foot, to be Major. Paymaster John Baylis Thompson, Royal Artillery, to have the honorary rank of Captain. Sir James Itanft!_d Martin, lint., C. 8.. late Bengal Medi cal Service, to have the local rank of Intpectoi-General of Hospitals while holding the office of President of the Lou, don Medical Board for tha examination o/ officers of her Majesty's Indian Service. The undermentioned offis3ere having completed the quali fying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonels, under the royal warrant of 14th October, 1858 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas It. Crawley, 6th Dragoons. Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer Wcstruacott, Royal En gineers. jo l l n Eß l O ‘ r n av A e N r Z lTh h t a — lf L p ie a u y te i n t a4t ta Co A lo i n ti e n l er a v n , d Brevet Colonel per mitted to retire from the service by the s ale of been. ' 8 his Corn mission, under the conditions of Hone Guards Cir cular Memorandum of 15th February, 186 1. , BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas Billyeald, juu., lace manufacturer, Nottingham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS., Wm, Hallid ay, p4perhavg i ngs ma k er , lia,nburgh John Joseph Islre Mor ison,g or sh i powner , racmerchant,t or btr n l G lasgow a : w o a w Y l A lT t l x )e i rt m l u V i a r l ia l o a a c d t- : I c a o r n ro t er, 1371v01i, A)r4Lre